morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
meaning; significance; sense
competent; suitable; qualified
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
and then; and so; and; so then
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); lying down; side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside
mountain; hill; mine (e.g. coal mine); heap; pile; crown (of a hat); thread (of a screw)
such; this sort of; like this
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to provide momentum; to give a boost to; to encourage; to spur; to stimulate
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
steady; firm; solid; secure
to become animated; to liven up; to become active
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
general manager; general superintendent; general director (of a film, etc.)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
firm decision; decisive measure; resolute step; excellent decision
to succeed; to bear fruit
in the face of; in defiance of
great difference; big difference; wide margin
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
tenth day of the month; ten days
course; route; course (of study); program; lane (in running, swimming, etc.); course (of action); policy
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
preservation; retainment; keeping
bang; bam; noontime signal gun (carried out early Meiji to Taishō); noon gun; last round in a game of 12 rounds; precisely
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out